HLNSports Bronco Swim Teams Clean Up


by Sue LaRoche The Alvirne high school swim team finished off their dual-meet season with a 6-0 sweep for both the boys’ and girls’ squads at a seven-team dual-meet in Windham this past Sunday, January 23. This was the dual-meet season finale for both squads, and the girls finished with a record of 15- 6, while the boys finished 16-5. In the girls’ meets, Alvirne defeated Milford (124-40), Pelham (135-18), Derryfield (105-59), Windham (99-70), Mascenic (136-5), and Conant (115-52). The boys defeated Milford (102-58), Pelham (127-18), Derryfield (122-19), Windham (118-45), Masenic (129-18), and Conant (98-67). The meet took place in a 25-yard pool, and the following are some of the outstanding performances and personal-best times: • Girls’ 200 Medley Relay: 1st place – Becky Dionne, Christina Stewart, Desirae Ouellette, Jessica Cocoziello 2:07.16


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Girls’ 200 Freestyle: 4th place – Lauren Kraemer, 2:30.58


Girls’ 200 Freestyle: 6th place – Paula Dubowik, 2:38.83


Girls’ 200 Freestyle: 5th place – Christina Stewart, 2:36.58


Girls’ 50 Freestyle: 2nd place – Jessica Cocoziello, 28.50


Girls’ 50 Freestyle: 4th place – Jamie


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Martineau, 28.53 Girls’ 50 Freestyle: Brittany Boudreau, 34.40


Girls’ 100 Butterfly: 2nd place – Desirae Ouellette, 1:11.00


Girls’ 100 Freestyle: 1st place – Becky Dionne, 56.09


Girls’ 100 Freestyle: Laura DeAngelis, 1:15.97


Bronco Basketball Tallies First Victory


by Sue LaRoche It took seven games, but the Alvirne Broncos came up with their first victory of the season, handing Timberlane a 66-50 loss on Friday, January 21. After several games in which the Broncos came close to a victory, including a two-point loss to undefeated Trinity, the team finally won their first contest handily. After a close first half, 30-29, the Broncos turned it on and totally dominated the Owls, 23-4, in the third quarter. With a full-court press, resulting in many turnovers and easy buckets for the Broncos, Alvirne cruised on to victory. Tony Beaulieu had five of his eight steals in the third quarter and scored seven of his 14 points in the third stanza as well. Jon Baldwin contributed five steals in the game. Leading the way for the Broncos were Caleb Donnelly with 18 points, Beaulieu with 14 points and eight steals, Tyler Livingston with 10 points and six rebounds, and Jimmy Tomaswick with nine points and eight rebounds, including five offensive rebounds in the third quarter. Tyler MacDonald added seven points, Pat Nager had four points, and Sean Dunn and Kip Yoksh had two points each. The Broncos are 1-6 and will host Concord on February 1.


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Girls’ 500 Freestyle: 3rd place – Lauren Kraemer, 6:51.02


Girls’ 200 Freestyle Relay: 1st place – Jessica Cocoziello, Desirae Ouellette, Jamie Martineau, and Becky Dionne, 1:50.61


• Girls’ 100 Backstroke: 1st place – Becky Dionne, 1:04.25


• Boys’ 200 Medley Relay: 2nd place – Zach


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Keller, Ethan Beals, Nick Bunker, and Josh Keller, 2:12.69


• Boys’ 200 Freestyle: 5th place – Zach Keller, 2:25.07


• Boys’ 200 Freestyle: 7th place – Mike Frasica, 2:30.34


• Boys’ 200 Individual Medley: 1st place – Alex Luebbers, 2:20.03


• Boys’ 200 Individual Medley: 5th place – Cameron Wickens, 2:48.71


• Boys’ 200 Individual Medley: 8th place – Chris Boudreau, 2:54.96


• Boys’ 50 Freestyle: 2nd place – Matt Beningo, 24.75


• Boys’ 100 Butterfly: 3rd place – Steven Balevre, 1:10.58


• Boys’ 100 Freestyle: 1st place – Alex Luebbers, 56.34


• Boys’ 200 Freestyle Relay: 1st place – Mike Deminico, Steven Balevre, Alex Luebbers, and Matt Beningo, 1:42.47


• Boys’ 100 Backstroke: 4th place – Josh Keller, 1:17.08


• Boys’ 100 Breaststroke: 7th place – Cameron Wickens,1:26.59


• Boys’ 400 Freestyle Relay: 2nd place – Steven Balevre, Zach Keller, Matt Beningo, and Alex Luebbers, 3:52.67


Cyclones Arena Skating School Receives National Recognition


submitted by Cyclones Arena Skating School The Cyclones Arena Skating School


now has youth rental skates available, thanks to a grant from the United States Figure Skating Association. The United States Figure Skating Association awarded the financial grant on behalf of the Robert V. Hauff and John F. Dreeland Foundation for the purpose of developing community-based programs that will attract, involve, and inspire new generations of skaters. Out of approximately 900 established programs across the country, the Cyclones Arena Skating School was one of only 12 programs to receive this grant. The Cyclones Arena Skating School director, Curt Doten, is enthusiastic about what this grant means for future skaters in the area. “This grant has allowed us to invest in top-quality rental skates for young children, which will be a huge benefit for our current and future young skaters,” he said. For many families, this will mean having the opportunity to try skating without investing in skates for the entire family. Talking about his own history with the sport, Doten says,


“I probably never would have stepped on the ice as a child if my parents had needed to buy skates for the whole family just to try it out.” The availability of youth rental skates has allowed the skating school to offer a new variety of classes; this one targeted to tots 3-5 years old. “Whether it’s hockey or figure skating, an early start is very beneficial,” says Doten. The new tots classes will be held on Thursday mornings, 11:10 a.m. to 12 p.m. There will be an open registration session during the class period on Thursday, January 20, and classes will begin the following week. The new fleet of rental skates is


available in limited youth sizes, and may be used on any Cyclones Arena public skating sessions or classes. Public skating sessions are Saturdays and Sundays from 3-4:20 p.m., and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12-1:20 p.m. Basic Skills learn-to-skate classes are Monday evenings from 6:20-7:10 p.m., and Saturday afternoons from 2-2:50 p.m. The new tots classes are on Thursday mornings from 11:10 a.m. to noon.


photos by Len Lathrop


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